[Infowarrior] - Army secretary resigns in scandal's wake

[Richard Forno]

(I'm sure there's more to come here.........rf)

Army secretary resigns in scandal's wake

By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer 11 minutes ago

Army Secretary Francis J. Harvey abruptly stepped down Friday as the Bush
administration struggled to cope with the fallout from a scandal over
substandard conditions for wounded Iraq soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical
Center.

The surprise move came one day after Harvey fired the two-star general in
charge of the medical center in response to disclosures of problems at the
hospital compound.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Harvey had resigned. But senior defense
officials speaking on condition of anonymity said Gates had asked Harvey to
leave. Gates was displeased that Harvey, after firing Maj. Gen. George
Weightman as the head of Walter Reed, chose to name as Weightman's temporary
replacement another general whose role in the controversy was still in
question.

"I am disappointed that some in the Army have not adequately appreciated the
seriousness of the situation pertaining to outpatient care at Walter Reed,"
Gates said in the Pentagon briefing room. He took no questions from
reporters

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